Medan vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$824
🏠 One person rent
$187
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
48
😀 Quality of life
44
40
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medan is 39% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8745th and 9093rd ($481 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 20th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6633rd and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$366
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$303
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$382
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$442
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$401
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$366
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$386
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$474
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$354
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$458
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$273
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$373
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$389
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$389
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$354
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$306
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$281
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$381
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$342
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$321
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$287
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$374
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$305
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$411
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$394
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$300
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$383
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$361
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$392
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$355
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$356
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$358
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$596